Making The Most Of Registering With The Site

What are the benefits for you?

Get your club noticed and advertise upcoming sessions.

1) Get the latest information

By becoming a member of the Derbyshire Sport website, you will receive the latest information in our e-newsletters on the things that matter to you, such as the latest funding news for clubs, or the latest news on coach bursaries.

2) Promote your club or group

Raise awareness of your club or group by promoting what you have to offer. Get more people in your local area involved in sport and physical activity, whether they are taking part in one of your sessions or helping out in one of the volunteering roles.

3) Wide social media reach

Derbyshire Sport gets more than 50,000 page views each month than and has more than 12,000 followers across its Twitter and Facebook social media platforms. Take advantage of that pulling power by promoting your club or group on our website, Facebook and Twitter!

4) Personalise your page to promote your activities

Create an activity page for your own club or group that tells people everything they need to know about your specific activities including times and dates of one-off or ongoing sessions, such as junior or senior training.

5) Join the Coaching Derbyshire network and apply for a bursary

Register your interest as a coach to make you eligible to apply for a Coach Derbyshire of up to £400 and so that we can let you know about coaching opportunities that may suit your specific requirements.

STEP 4: Registering Volunteering Opportunities

Complete the details of your volunteering opportunity, give as much information as you have so that people get a good idea of what is involved and how much time is expected from them. The more information that is provided, the better the chance that someone will read it and get in touch to find out more.

STEP 5: Registering as a coach

5.1 Sign up - If you're registering as a new coach, click on 'Log In' (in the top right hand corner) and follow step one, above.

Top tips: If you registered on the old website and want to get back into your account, see 5.2 below.

If you have already registered as a volunteer, you can simply add your coaching details when logged into your existing profile by clicking on dashboard, then my profile, followed by the coaching tab.

5.2 Updating an existing Coaching Derbyshire account - you will need to submit a new password by clicking on the 'log-in' tab, then 'please change your password now' on the log-in screen. You will be sent a new temporary password to log in with.

5.3 To add coaching qualifications and activities when registered - click on 'dashboard' in the top right hand corner of the page and then on 'my profile'.

5.4 Dashboard overview - on 'my profile' you can update or amend existing coaching information under the 'coaching' tab.

Click on the 'why not create one' link to create your coaching profile.

STEP 6: Applying for a bursary

6.1Finding the Coaching Derbyshire bursary page - Click on the turquoise 'lead and organise' section and then, using the tabs down the side, select 'funding' and then 'Coaching Derbyshire funding'.

6.2 Fill in your application - On the Coaching Derbyshire Funding page, select 'Coaching Derbyshire Bursary Application'. You can then complete your application online with the help of the accompanying guidance notes.

Top tip: If you haven't signed up to the website, you won't be eligible to apply for a bursary. Please follow instructions under step one to register.

Once your application has been received and processed, you will be sent confirmation by mail as to whether your application has been successful after the closure of each funding round.

In the meantime, Coaching Derbyshire may contact you via the details provided should any additional information be required.

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